名詞 bout:

1. (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
   同義詞：turn, round
2. a period of illness
3. a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)
4. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
   同義詞：bust, tear, binge

1. The old man still harps on a bout the death of his wife.
   老人仍在反復訴說他妻子去世的事。
2. She's still recovering from a bout of flu.
   她這次患流行性感冒還沒有完全恢復。
3. He suffers from frequent bouts of depression.
   他患多發(fā)性抑郁癥。
4. She has bouts of hard work followed by long periods of inactivity.
   她總是努力干上一陣，然后一呆就是很長時間。

bout

n.（名詞）
A contest between antagonists; a match:
一場，一回：對手間的一次較量；一次比賽：
例句：
a wrestling bout.
一回摔跤比賽

A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell:
一段時間，一段時光：以獨特方式打發(fā)掉的一段時光；一段時間：
例句：
.His tremendous bouts of drinking had wrecked his health.(Thomas Wolfe)
.他猛烈的多次飲酒損害了他的健康.(托馬斯·沃爾夫)

來源：
From obsolete English bought [a turning] influenced by about
源自 已廢英語 bought [轉動] 受 about的影響
from Middle English
源自 中古英語
from bowen [to bend, turn] * see bow 2
源自 bowen [彎，轉] *參見 bow2